George Street Concept Design

September 2013 Team Contents

Purpose of this Concept Design 05 Seven Key Principles 16 City Design Bridget Smyth Jan Gehl George Street Concept Design 18 Michael Harvey Henriette Vamberg The Eight Elements 20 Laurence Johnson Simon Goddard Light Rail 22 Katharine Young Light Rail Stops 28 Glenn Wallace Paving 40 Claire Morgan Trees 46 Nick McCarthy Furniture 50 Olivia Gibbeson Lighting 54 Imogen Miller Art 58 Lucy Creagh The Edges 62 Thomas Drozdzewski A World Class Street 66 Image References 68 Contributing Consultants Arterra Arup Hassell Haycraft Duloy MBM Morris Goding Access Consulting Steensen Varming Taylor Thomson Whitting Purpose of the Concept Design

The George Street Concept Design builds on the research and testing undertaken by Gehl Architects, the City and its consultants over the last year. It provides a snapshot of the key issues around integrating light rail into George Street and makes recommendations for creating a beautiful, functional and high quality public realm. In 2012, the NSW State Government identified George Street as the preferred light rail route for the City Centre, subject to feasibility and testing. The City has developed detailed plans for the route, including stop locations, lane closures and kerb realignments to assist Transport for NSW (TfNSW) in its role of delivering the light rail project. These plans continue to evolve as more information becomes available. The ideas contained in this study also have implications for places adjacent to George Street, like Sydney Square, Barrack Street and the laneway network. It is not the purpose of this document to develop detailed designs for these areas. Feasibility and design studies for these spaces are being undertaken separately. The principles and recommendations of this Concept Design, if adopted by Council, will be submitted to TfNSW for incorporation into the project. Past Studies and Guiding Documents __ George Street Concept Design

A City of Cities: Metropolitan Plan for Sydney’s Rail Future: Draft NSW Long Term Metropolitan Strategy Sydney 2036 Modernising Sydney’s Trains Transport Master Plan NSW Government NSW Government NSW Government NSW Government 2005 2010 2012 2012 2013

Design principles to guide the integration of light rail into the public realm. The Vision

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2007 2008 2012 2012 2013 Public Spaces, Public Life Sustainable Sydney 2030: The Vision George Street Urban Design Study George Street Concept Design Gehl Architects City of Sydney City of Sydney and Gehl Architects City of Sydney OVERVIEWOVERVIEWOVERVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS OFOVERVIEW RECOMMENDATIONSOF RECOMMENDATIONS OF RECOMMENDATIONS OVERVIEWOVERVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF RECOMMENDATIONS Summary __ Recommendationscapitalisecapitalise oncapitalise the onamenities thecapitaliseon theamenities amenities on the amenities Public Spaces, capitalisecapitalise on the on amenities the amenities Public Life Gehl Architects 2007 capitalise on A WATERFRONT CITY A WATERFRONTA CITY GREEN CONNECTED CITY A GREEN CONNECTED CITY A WATERFRONT CITY A WATERFRONT CITY A GREEN CONNECTED CITYa Agreen GREEN CONNECTED CITY a waterfrontA WATERFRONT ACITY WATERFRONT city CITY A GREEN CONNECTEDA GREEN CITY CONNECTED CITY the amenities water connectedwater cityIdentity IdentityCycling Cycling st waterst st water st Identity Identity Cycling Cycling a 21 centurywater atraffic 21 century system trafficIdentity system Cycling a 21 centuryawater 21 traffic century system trafficIdentity system Cycling In 2007 the City commissioned Gehl a 21st centurya 21st century traffic traffic system system Architects to create a blueprint to turn Sydney’s City Centre into a people- friendly, public transport-oriented and

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Customs House Square would be New building heights to relate to sands 203Cen0t rVail ssiouonthern gateway Potts Introduce undergrowth uses - the arts and culture - The spine celebrated as a natural gathering place in a harbour City, renewing Sydney’s image nationally and street façade podiums Ce203Cenntr0t rVail ssieouonthern gateway Point Concept by FJMT Architects, 2008 renascen tI nBtlraoduckwcea tutlndee strudgrioowsth uses - the arts and culture - Peripheral car paTherk ,s poinsesible bus layover and intersection and internationally. Concepts for Circular Quay propose removal of the Cahill Expressway Introducrenae landscesnctap Bliangck twhaattt lper setsuderivoess vistas of the Circular Quay open front gateway to the city CIRCULAR QUAY - FJMT Global, and ConnectedT H REE CI Y S QU City. with cross city tunnePeriplheral car park, possible bus layover and intersandection celebrating the station as an arrival and interchange to a proposed light rail city loop. monumen Itnst randodu ccere landate sac neapiwng “ gthreenat p rleinske”r vbeestw veisetans H oyf dethe Cwiirtchu claror sQsu caiyty otunnepen frlont gateway to the city CIRCULAR QUAY - FJMT Park andm Donuarlimngen Htsa randbou cr.reate a new “green link” between Hyde Town hall high point and pivot Circular Quay could be renewed as a new harbour gateway to the City with the design of a Pyrmont Wynyard City Park and Darling Harbour. Darling Town hall high point and pivot new public squarePotts with betterElizabeth access and viewsBay to the water. Customs House Square would be Central southern gateway celebrated as a natural gathering place in a harbour City, renewing Sydney’s image nationally Benefits The George Street transformation is fundamental to Harbour Central southern gateway Point Town Hall Square Benefits Centre andNow internationally. Concepts for Circular Quay propose removal of the Cahill Expressway A legible and unified sandstone civic realm in the heart of PeripheStral c aJamesr park, possible bus layover and intersection the city A legible and unified sandstone civic realm in the heart of the ideas and aspirations described in SustainableT H REE CI Y S QU with cross city tunnePeriplheral car park, possible bus layover and intersandection celebrating the station as an arrival and interchange to a proposed light rail city loop. the city Sydney 2030. Sustainable development is not with cross city tunnel Woolloomooloo A place where everyday living happens - the undergrowth Pyrmont Darling Town A place where everyday living happens - the undergrowth just about the physical environment, but about Cockle Elizabeth Bay Active public spaces and edges The traffic on George Harbour Hall Darling BenefitsActive public spaces and edges the economy, society and culture as a whole. Bay Now A legibleB andene unfitsified sandstone civic realm in the heart of Street should be simplified A sense of place defined by surrounding cultural Point the city AA lseengibsle oandf pl aunceif idedef isnedand bstyo snuer rcoivuindc rieangl mcu ilntu trheal heart of To address each, Five Big Moves, Ten Strategic St James monuments and changed into a public Kings tmheonu cityments Directions, Ten Project Ideas, coupled with strong transport street with zones Woolloomooloo A place where everyday living happens - the undergrowth for public transport, cyclists Town Cross A place where everyday living happens - the undergrowth governance, will result in better outcomes for Cockle Active public spaces and edges Theand trafpedestriansfic on George only . Hall Rushcutters Bay Darling Active public spaces and edges current and future communities. One of the Ten Bay East Street should be simplified Point A sense Ao fs penlascee odfe pfilnedace dbeyf isnedurro buynd suingrro ucundltuingra lc ultural Jan Gehl Museum Sydney monuments Project Ideas relates directly to the George Street andPublic changed Spaces P ublicinto Life, a public 2008 Kings monuments transformation, to create and connect three city transport street with zones for public transport, cyclists Cross squares on the George Street thoroughfare. and pedestrians only. East Darlinghurst Rushcutters Bay A network of neAw nepubtwliocr ks paof nece wtha pubt unlici fsiepas cthee t hagret aunt ifies the great Jan Gehl Chinatown monuMuseumments monuments Sydney Public Spaces Public Life, 2008 Concept by Tony Caro, 2008 Create well scaled settings for the monuments Create well scaled settings for the monuments TOWN HALL SQUARE - TONY CARO ARCHITECTURE Taylor TOWN HALL SQUARE - TONY CARO ARCHITECTURE Glebe Ultimo Paddington A place where pedA pleascteri anwhse hare vpede persiotrriianty s have priSquareority DarlinghurstTown Hall Square is proposed as a new civic meetingRailway Square place creating a civic centre A network of neAwA neppublatwclieoc rf kos rpao lfa necrgee wt ha pubpubt unlilicc i fgasiepasthe ctheeri nt hagsret andaunt if iceesl ebthera gtironeastin the European tradition. The plaza would be dominated by the Victorian architecture of Forest A place for large public gatherings and celebrations Lodge Chinatown monuments monuments the Town Hall, Queen Victoria Building and St Andrew's Cathedral, but new development • Five Big Moves Improve the design quality of the transport interchange Improve the deCsirgnea tquae wleitlyl socfa tlheed tsreanttisnpgosr ft oinr tteherc hmangonuements of sustainable buildings would create a contemporary edge. Redesign of the station and Railway Create well scaled settings for the monuments P TOWN HALL SQUARE - TONY CARO ARCHITECTURE Primary traffic corridors to become aT saylorhared pedestarian light rail stop would make Town Hall Square a gateway to the southernTOW entertainmentN HALL SQUARE - TONY C ARO ARCHITECTURE Glebe Ultimo Square Primary traffic corridors to become a shared pedestrian Paddington Waiting possibilities in the shade. A place where pedestrians have priority Hay Street A place where pedande spubtrianlics t rhaanvsep oprrti oenritvyironment Town Hall Square is proposed as a new civic meeting place creating a civic centre Railway Square, Vienna, Austria. and public transport environment Square precinct and Chinatown Haymarket to the south. The square wouldW oollahrabe a focal point midway Forest A place for large public gatherings and celebrationsin the European tradition. The plaza would be dominated by the Victorian architecture of Camperdown Broadway A place for large public gatherings and celebrations along the City’s pedestrianLlightrail thouroughfare—George Street—in the centre of the City. The Vision • Ten Strategic DirectionsCentral the Town Hall, Queen Victoria Building and St Andrew's Cathedral, but new development Lodge Improve the design quality of the transport interchange Railway Improve the design quality of the transport interchange of sustainable buildings would create a contemporary edge. Redesign of the station and Belmore Park Primary traffic corridors to become a shared pedestarian light rail stopPitt Street would make Town Hall Square a gateway to the southern entertainment Square Primary traffic candorrid puborsli tco tbranecsopmoret aen svhiraonremd enpetdestrian and public transport Surryenvironment precinct and Chinatown Haymarket to the south. The square wouldW oollahrabe a focal point midway P A new meeting place. P Hills Federation Square, Melbourne Camperdown• Ten Project BroadwayIdeas along the City’sEddy Avenue pedestrian thouroughfare—George Street—in the centre of the City. Central P P P P (Approx. same size as Belmore Park). P Chippendale Central Station P P Railway Surry P Square P 140 SUSTAINABLE SYDNEY 2030 : THE VISION P SUSTAINABLE SYDNEY 2030 : THE VISION 141 Hills P Darlington Concept by Gehl Architects, 2008 Chippendale RAILWAY SQUARE Public functions in the centre part, Strengthen the public domain in the area around Central Station by upgrading Railway Square, Eddy Avenue and Belmore Park. shops and small scale offi ces in the Credits: Cleveland Rose (base drawing) & Gehl Architects (photoshop rendering) pavillons to the sides. Kungsträdgården, Stockholm (Approx. same size as Belmore Park). George Street Concept Design 11 140 SUSTAINABLE SYDNEY 2030 : THE VISION SUSTAINABLE SYDNEY 2030 : THE VISION 141 Darlington long term strategy

stage 1 stage 2 stage 3 a. Re-arrange vehicular access to a. Introduce a traffi c calming a. Introduce new functions in Bel- Central Station. (Hay Street ramp). scheme at Eddy Avenue. more Park to add activities and va- b. Unify Railway Square, create a b. Relocate bus parking and short riety. new urban public space. term parking to Railway Square. b. Introduce an ideas competi- c. Dedicate the North-East part of c. “Shrink” the street profi le and tion for Belmore Park asking for Railway Square to short term park- introduce a direct pedestrian cross- new ways of thinking public, ur- ing. ing to Central Station. ban park.

RECOMMENDATIONS 101 Summary __ What makes a George Street great street? Urban Design Memorable streets have common features. They are places for people and are designed with them in mind. Study Typically, a good pedestrian street features:

City of Sydney with • Generous footpaths Gehl Architects 2012 • Lighting for people • Trees and The George Street Urban shade Design Study sets design • Active and principles for transforming open facades George Street into a pedestrian boulevard. • Street furniture • Human scale • Artworks and cultural markers

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George Street is overloaded. It no longer functions Street Oxford Swanston Street Swanston Street efficiently for either pedestrians or vehicles. Oxford Circus Oxford Circus 500 m 500 m Flinders Street George Street is characterised by: Flinders Street martin place martin place Martin Place Regent Street Martin Place Martin Place Regent Street Total length: 450 Totalm length: 450 m

• Low pedestrian priority Street width: 30 m Oxford Circus Facts Street width: 30 m Bourke Street Oxford Circus Status: Pedestrian Bourke Street • An overload of buses Status: Pedestrian street dominatedstreet by dominated by 1000 m

Oxford Street 1000 m Market Street Oxford Street 6,000 busesMarket Street Marketoffice Street buildings. office buildings. • Poor pedestrian amenity arrive in the City Centre Piccadilly Piccadilly every week day. Circus Circus • Noise

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George Street Concept Design 15 104,772 104,772 99,372 99,372 99,372 99,372 6pm-10am 6pm-10am 24,180 24,180 24,180 24,180 10am-6pm 10am-6pm 75,192 75,192 75,192 75,192 How do we fix it? __ Seven key principles

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This document sets out the design principles that will guide the detailed design of George Street. It outlines strategies and concepts for improving the public realm in concert with the State Government’s light rail project. The ideas and images in this document have been tested to ensure that the City’s $220 million investment is spent wisely and can achieve the public benefit that we strive for.

18 George Street Concept Design George Street Concept Design 19 How we deliver on the vision __ Eight elements

01 Light Rail 1 02 Light Rail Stops 2 03 Paving 04 Trees 3 Furniture 05 4 06 Lighting 5 07 Art 08 The Edges 6 7

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